Davenport.



No. 880,278. PATENTED H1825, 1908. R. COOPERSMITH a G.'J. KINDEL. DAVENPORT.

APPLIGATION FILED APR. l2. 1906.

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5MM/bow @imma/1J No. 880,278. PATENTED FEB. 25, 1908. R. COOPERSMITH & C. J. KINDEL.

DAVENPORT.

APPLIOATION FILED APR .12 1906.

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PATENT oEEIoE.

DAvENPoR'r.

Specification of Letters Patent.

'Pateteerep. 25, 190e.

Application led April l2. 1906. Serial Nn. 311261.

T o all whom it Concern:

Be 1t. known that we, RUDOLPH COOPER- s MrTH andCHARLEsJ. KI'NDEL, citizens of the United States, and residents of St. Louis, State Aof Missouri, have invented anew and useful improvement in Davenports, of which the-following is a specification.

This invention" relatesto folding beds and particularly` to that class of. folding beds nownas davenpgrt beds, wherein the 'parts in one forni constitute a, lsette'e and .inanother form a bed.

One obj ect of the in v entionis.ithebonstrue.'v

ation of a davenportinfa manner such that its resents in end elevations tionized end elevation n kformed .intoa bed.; Figm isa,j,plain illustrating the frame-Worlio'f the backef'fthesettee as it,-' appears when the' davenport isftransforined 40 scribed and claimed.

transformation from onearticle of furniture .to the other may be effected with ease 'and withoutthe necessity of-moving the Aframe o1 seat in'so doing.

. Another object of the .invention is to coinbine a bedpador -mattress with t hedav en port in` such a manner that When the transforniatlon is made from asettee to a bed the mattress will be automaticallydisplayed and when the reverse transformation takes place the mattress will be auton-iatica lly hidden fromview.

With these objects in view; the 'invention 'consists in theiconstructionand combination `of the various arts vof this improved article of furniture.v su stantially'as lhereinaf.ter de;

port in setteeform Fig;

t efsaine transinto a'bed 3 Fig; 4 illustrates 'in yplan the upper edge Aofthe back of the davenport When in' settee form; Fig.` l5 representsfa-rletail lof said back.'

The seat-ofthe davenportis indicated atl-63 and may be of any slu'table formfand con@ struction. It ishere shown as consisting sirnply of an upholstered frame supported by ordinary straightlegs.l It'may, if desired, be in box forni 'and'furnish areocptacle for pillows and other bedding. 4

The back consists of two 'parts, 7 andS,

hinged together in any suitable mannerA at" the top, as indicated at 9. These-two parts of the back forni a bogwithin Whih the bed pad or mattress 10 lila-y be; conne'd. Said` mattress being Inadetq foldreadily lengthwise through tl1e n1iddle so as to fold upon itself'within the back or to-be vdisplayed as seen in Fig. 2,' when the sttee is vconverted into a bed. These parts, 7 and 8 have `stretched from end.to end thereof some suitable lbed-bottom fabric. pose any suitable securing means,4 as fori instance, angle-irons 11, may be secured to the inner yside of theends as indicated in For this pur-j Fig. 3.- In said figure 'these angle-irons are shown as perforated to furnish s ecuring means for'that common form of bed-bottoni fabric` having helical springs' atits ends..

The front side ofthe section 8 is suitably upholstered secureddirectly to the fabric referred to, as' indicated in Fig. 2,1 Where sai'd'fabric is rep #resented at ll2` Theback side', ends and edges f of the back maybe. upholstered .or

coveredin any desired in anner. It-is also desirable. to bracegthe sectionsV 7fan'd 8, and

'7 0 and thisA upholstery may be suchbracing may be effectedsubstantially I as indicated at. 13 in Fig. 3, and at 14 in Figs,

- 3 and 4. ,Y This last-rnentoned brace consists preferably of an .angleiron bent as shownlin Fig; 4 and supplied with end braces 15 if desired,*l"which angle-iron is hingedat its ends byrneans of pivots 16' to the fra-Ine 7 so as to lie in substantially `a lhorizontal plane'v Whensections 7 and-8 are folded into. the# Y forni. shownn Fig. 1, thereby sustaining.' said sections against the tension of the'bedbottoln fabric.A This brace 14, the vdavenport is in bed forni, swings doiifn 'and thereby supporting the sections 7' and 8 at their.. hingededgesend at .the 4saine-*time bracing the '.ends of said sections against the lstrain of the bed-bottom fabric. This Abrace 1 4' is 'shown as hinged tothe'section 7, but.

rests upon ledges L7 onthe ends of the seat 6,

obviously it maybehinged to'either sectio n"'j f". .but to Whichever' section it `is hinged itis .preferable to so construct vit as, for instance,`.`.

.brace against the ends of both sections '7 and j". r

' of theseat 6.

section7 at 22 and to the s eat at 23. 'Inte' ,connected to the seat in various ways so long as the means for so connecting it permit it to be tilted forward onto the seat and then the section 7 swun forward into bed position, as represented in ig. 2. `One mode of making this connection between the back and Vseat 1s here illustrated and consists of. links 2.0 and i pair isilocated at each 'end of the. The link may consist as` gral with the link 2 1 is an extension 24,A which servesas a leg for supporting the outer edge 'of section 7 whenin bed form, as seen Fig. 2. -To allow for the movement o'f section 7 and 8 in shifting the back from the into horizontal position in front of the other, means for supporting the forv'vfardl edges-of 40 I edges of said settee position to the bedA position, aslot isv formed in the link/21, as indicated, whereby r saidl-ink may slide upon the 'pivot 23.V "To l assist in sustaining the back of the daveny port in sett'ee form, suitable stops as 25 and 26' may from the spirit of the invention.

a manner that 'it may be brought'forward into'liorizontal position upon thev seat, said backconsisting f two bed sections hinged together, .one of which may be swung'fo'ver the latter section anda braceat the `hinged' forth. s

, 2. In a daven ort, 'the' combination wtli the seat of a bac connectedfthereto in such a manner that'itmay be' brought forward vinto horizontal position upon the seat,l said back consisting of' two bed sections hinged together', one of which may be swung over into horizontal position infront of thepther,

la brace pivoted to one of said sectionsA at the hinged-edge,I and a ledge 'o n the seat to re-v ceive said brace and thereby support said sections vat the hinge. L Y

3. In a daven ort, the combination with the seat of a bac l manner that it may be brought forward into sections for the purpose set' be 'provided 'respectively on the section 8 and the end of the seat 6'.

The form and proportion of the parts dei' scribed and thespecic manner ofvfcombinf ingthem may obviously be varied from the' showing herein "made without departing connected thereto in such of the bed'. i 4. In a'davenpormaback consisting'V of two horizontal position upon the seat, said b ack consisting of two bed sections hinged together, one of which may be swung over mto horizontal position in front of the other anda brace 'extending between the ends ofsaid lsections at their hinged edges and pivotedto one of them 'whereby it may bei swung down below the s aid sections when in bed position thereby avoiding a ridge through the middle 65 box sections hinged `rtogether --an'deach con# i taining bedv bottom fabric andktogetherj. adapted to hold a I'Iiattress when 'thefdavenj 170 ort is in bed form and-alsoiwhen settee,L rorm, and a brace .pi-voted' at its'ends togone' of 'saidv sections at the hinged Vedge thereof? and ada ted to swing'across theV other section" when t e sections` are folded, whereby v-to 754 form -a stay for the upper edge oithejsettee'. back and to swing downbelow said sections when they are in bed position.

. 5. lIhe combinationof seat, back consistof two sections lfolded upon'one anotherl 80' and-hinged together at their top edges, links connecting the-forwar`d section .of theback at' its lower ,edge to .the seat' `near itsv rear. edge, links connected to the ,rear section of the back nearl its lower edge and to the s 'eatls' Y, near its 'forward' edge, .a'nd meansfor sup -The invention' claimed is r 12 In a daven ort,4 the combination. withl the'seat of a bac connected theretoin such orting said sections wheny displayediinI bed orm.. 6.' The combination'of seat," back consist- .ing ci. two lsections hinged Vtogether atV their, 9o

topfv edges, links connectingtheforward section oitheback to the seam. links connecting the 'rearsection of fthe back to. the seat, legs integral withv the latter-links for. supporting lthe forward edge of therear section ofthe subscribing witnesses.

y RUDOLPH cooP'ERsMiTH.

, cHARLns-.akI/NDEL..

u vJOHN lRjTHois'nis,

' M1. FINLAjr.' Witnesses as ,to harles J. -K'indcl: FREDERICK B.'MA'EBKLE.'

ROYAL Comme.'

5 fWitnesses; as toy Coplfvsmlth 

